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10/21/19

<i>Pokémon</i> Is Fine, But <i>Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth</i> Is One Of The Best Monster RPGs You Can Play

Pokémon Is Fine, But Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth Is One Of The Best Monster RPGs You Can Play

For Americans, Digimon is largely remembered as a series of cartoons that aired nationally on Fox Kids from…

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10/21/19 1:30PM

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5/14/19

How <i>Monster Hunter World</i> Became Capcom's Greatest Success

How Monster Hunter World Became Capcom's Greatest Success

For a long time, when we thought of Capcom, we thought of its big franchises like Resident Evil and Street Fighter,…

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5/14/19 5:00PM

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1/7/19

How To Buy Games On A Tight Budget In 2019

Video games are expensive compared to other hobbies—but they don’t have to be! Here’s how to game on a budget.

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1/07/19 2:30PM

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9/12/18

How Metro: Last Light Flipped The Script On Players

Metro: Last Light is relentlessly linear, right up until it isn’t. It gives you a trusty ally to follow, right up…

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9/12/18 11:12AM

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8/8/18

The Three Essential Ingredients Of A Great Video Game Demo

It may be a rare sight today, but a demo is one of the best things an upcoming game can do for its audience. Of…

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8/08/18 4:00PM

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7/23/18

The Best Video Game Handguns

If you’ve played video games, you’ve encountered a handgun. In the right game, a handgun can be an object of menace…

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7/23/18 3:30PM

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Lesser-Known Moments From World War II That Should Be In Video Games

Call of Duty has returned to World War II. It wasn’t so long ago that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare saved us from…

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4/25/18 4:55PM

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What Made Dishonored 2's Time Travel Level So Good

Last fall, Dishonored 2 ripped me right out of my gaming funk. I tore through the game in two days, scouring every…

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2/19/18 3:21PM

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12/13/17

Dead Space 2 Proves That Linear Games Can Be Amazing

I need a break from open-world games. While I’ve had a blast with Breath of the Wild, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and Ghost…

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12/13/17 10:07AM

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9/29/17

To Really Appreciate Red Dead Redemption, Listen To It Closely

I don’t think people say that Mass Effect “feels like sci-fi,” or The Witcher “feels like fantasy.” But people do…

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9/29/17 11:57AM

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9/19/17

The Timer Makes Dead Rising 2's Zombies A Threat

Games have a zombie problem. They can be your basic slow shamblers or your fast berserkers, but whatever variation…

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9/19/17 10:11AM

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8/29/17

What Made Age Of Empires Great

Age of Empires is finally back. After twelve long years, Microsoft has finally decided to resurrect one of gaming’s…

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8/29/17 1:15PM

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8/14/17

The Best Start To An Assassin's Creed Game

If I have one guilty pleasure series, it’s Assassin’s Creed. Normally, I’m not one to get excited about yearly…

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8/14/17 1:03PM

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7/28/17

Dishonored's Party Level Rewrote The Rules Of Stealth Games

The mission seems to be going well enough; it’s been tough, but you’ve persevered, making your way through some…

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7/28/17 10:55AM

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4/7/17

Actually, Bulletstorm Is An Excellent Shooter

Bulletstorm was one of the best games of the last generation, tragically ignored because of an awful marketing…

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4/07/17 12:23PM

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3/13/17

The Level That Shows Why Halo: Reach Is Awesome

You drop right into a firefight, plasma crackling as it flies past your head. You push forward, blasting away at a…

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3/13/17 3:30PM

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2/7/17

Saints Row 2 Was So Good

Saints Row 2 is the greatest sandbox game of all time. Grand Theft Auto 5 has a bigger budget, Saints Row IV gives…

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2/07/17 12:38PM

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12/28/16

What Made 2016's Doom Great

Innovation is like a game of telephone. Someone creates a message, but as it spreads, it loses its meaning. Lessons…

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12/28/16 11:07AM

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12/2/16

The Remarkable Achievements Of A Game Called F.E.A.R.

Eleven years after its release, the first-person shooter F.E.A.R. still feels ahead of its time. It is one of the…

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12/02/16 12:30PM

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10/7/16

I Keep Going Back To The First Forza Horizon

Do you have a game you regularly return to, just because you like how it feels? For me, that game is Forza Horizon.

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10/07/16 11:49AM

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